800 children vaccinated on Wednesday at Idomeni
- Written by E.Tsiliopoulos
Approximately 800 refugees up to 15 years old were vaccinated on Wednesdy at Idomeni.
The Health Ministry aims to vaccinate all refugees up to 15 years at the hosting facilities around the country to protect them from the diseases of diphtheria and tetanus, measles, hepatitis and polio, influenza and pneumococcus.
The vaccination is held by the Medecines Sans Frontieres in cooperation with the General Secretariat of Public Health, the Hellenic Center for Disease Control & Prevention and the Health Emergency National Center.
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